mardi 22 décembre 2015

After a hectic last week which left little time for blogging unfortunately, we finally traveled up to Sweden yesterday. Now I'm just going to enjoy a week of doing nothing besides playing board games, reading books, putting on five kilos thanks to my mum's cooking and then taking long walks in the countryside trying to get rid of the same kilos.

Today's inspiration comes from this Danish home in black and white with its minimalist and graphic Christmas decoration, including pine branches and season's flowers.

jeudi 10 décembre 2015

Still wondering what to get your friend/partner/mum/dad/cousin... for Christmas? No worry, I have selected 12 gift ideas from Made in design to help you out! Beautiful design items out of the ordinary, products that I would love to receive myself.

And if you don't find what you're looking for here below, try the Christmas Selection on their website or simply browse through the rest of the collections. Made in design offers the most complete online selection of design products for your home, including Scandinavian brands like Muuto, Hay, Iittala, Menu, Ferm Living, Design House Stockholm... as well as Kartell, Petite Friture, Tom Dixon, Foscarini and many more.

mardi 8 décembre 2015

Here comes some more beautiful Christmas inspiration... Couldn't resist this table setting by Artilleriet, a great interior design shop in Göteborg. How to create a cosy Christmas feel even in the most stripped down environment!

All you need is branches from nature, apples, a big linen cloth (linen sheets work just as well or simply buy a few meters of fabric) and a selection of odd candleholders in brass or silver (search in fleamarkets). Actually it's not only the candleholders that mismatch here but also the chairs and the tableware, which gives the whole setting a casual and welcoming look.

lundi 7 décembre 2015

I'm not much for glittery and blinking Christmas decorations, instead I like using simple pine branches to create a more natural decor. Add lots of candles and mulled wine to that and I'm instantly in the right Christmas mood :)

Here below you'll find a few ideas on different ways of decorating with pine branches... I hope you'll see something to be inspired by!

vendredi 4 décembre 2015

Looking at what is trending in Sweden right now, this flat ticks all the right boxes: walls painted in grey, green and dark blue, natural materials like wood, rattan and linen, details in leather, marble and brass, photo art and a handcrafted wall hanging.
Lovely styling by Anna Mårselius for Hitta hem.

jeudi 3 décembre 2015

Swedish architect and designer Greta Magnusson Grossman (1909-1996) is mostly known for her experimental villas in fashionable Hollywood Hills (like the Hurley House for example), but also for her Grasshopper and Cobra lamps edited by Gubi. After a promising start to her career in Stockholm, Greta emigrates to the US in 1940 together with her American husband, jazz musician Billy Grossman, and the couple settles in Los Angeles. During her life time, she only designed one house in Europe, and that house is located in Sweden, or more precisely in my home town Hudiksvall, well actually on the same street as my aunt's house...

The progressive glass house was built in 1959, ordered by engineer Göran Sundin and his artiste wife Adelaide Toombs. The architecture, combining Californian minimalism and Swedish functionality, makes a splash at the time, and the house also featured innovative solutions like spotlights and underfloor heating.

The house is up for sale (see more pictures here) so if you feel like investing in a piece of modern design history and have 750 000 euros to spare, go ahead! And I'm sure my aunt would invite you in for coffee :)

dimanche 29 novembre 2015

Like any good Swede I have lit my first Advent candle today. Didn't manage to take an acceptable photo though so I'm posting this one instead, found on the instagram account of bywirth (but obviously you're only allowed to light one candle today ;) ) Happy Sunday!

This Instagram contest is only open to residents in France which is why there is no English translation. One lucky winner will receive storage from Elfa France to a value of 1000€, delivered and installed by Elfa, including a visit by Anna G.